Professor – Div of Preventive Medicine
Vice Chair for Culture and Diversity – Department of Medicine
Contact Information:
Medical Towers 618
1717 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Phone: (205) 975-5704
Fax: (205) 934-7959
mbaskin@uab.edu
Research Interests
- Culturally-relevant behavioral interventions for:
(1) cancer prevention and control
(2) obesity prevention and treatment - Minority health and health disparities
- Community-based Participatory Research
- Intersection of health and place
Educational Background
- Emory University School of Medicine, Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1999-2000
- Georgia State University, Doctor of Philosophy, Counseling Psychology, 1999
- Emory University School of Medicine, Pre-doctoral Psychology Internship (APA Approved), 1998-1999
- Georgia State University, Master of Science in Community Counseling, 1994
- Emory University, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology, 1992
Professional Activities (Select)
Memberships
- African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)
- Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
- The Obesity Society (TOS)
Service to Professional Associations
- Chair, Jefferson County Collaborative for Health Equity
- Chair, Health Action Partnership, Advancing Health Equity Priority Group
- Journal Review Board, American Journal of Health Behavior
- National Advisory Committee Member, Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID)
- Planning Committee Member, Institutes of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Obesity Solutions
- Advisory Panel Member, Faith-Based Sector, US National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP) Alliance
- Member Delegate, Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
- Nominating Committee, International Society of Behavioral Medicine
In the News
- Dr Baskin's 2016 profile by the UAB Office for Diversity & Inclusion: Profile: Monica Baskin, PhD
- AL.com news article 50 years after Birmingham Campaign, race, neighborhood condition create health inequities, study finds
- Grantee Spotlight: Monica Baskin, Ph.D. - Studying Weight Loss for Cancer Prevention in African-American Women
- Health Disparities Affect Millions: https://news.aamc.org/patient-care/article/health-disparities-affect-millions-rural-us-commun/
Awards
- 2016-2019, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Culture of Health Leader
- 2017 Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine
- 2016 Max Cooper Award for Excellence in Research, UAB Department of Medicine
- 2013 Rural Health Heroes Award, The University of Alabama Institute for Rural Health Research
- 2012 The Obesity Society Diversity Tour Abstract Winner
- 2007 Jefferson County Health Department Public Health Hero Award
- 2005 UAB Minority Health and Research Center, Charles Barkley Health Disparities Research Award
- 2005 UAB Clinical Nutrition Research Center Named New Investigator Award
- 2002-2006 National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Scholar Award
Current Research Projects
- Mid-South Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research, Research Project 1 (Determinants of Gestational Weight gain in Overweight Women in the Deep South) – U54MD008176
- Promoting Weight Loss in African American Cancer Survivors in the Deep South - R01 CA160313-01A1
- Mid-South Transdiciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research, Research Project 1 (Determinants of Gestational Weight gain in Overweight Women in the Deep South) - U54MD008176
- My Mommy and Me: A Head Start to Reducing Health Disparities - R24 MD008102
- The Role of Obesity in Maternal and Child Health Disparities in Jefferson County - R13HD077085